SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test), the American Secondary School Admission Test, is an important test for applying to high-quality international schools and private high schools in the United States and Canada. It mainly evaluates students' mathematics, basic language communication and reading comprehension abilities, and examines candidates' logical thinking and development potential.
SSAT test time:
The SSAT test cycle is based on annual units, starting and ending from August 1st to July 31st of the following year, and the global standard is 8 times throughout the year. There is no limit to the number of times candidates can register for the exam. They can take all 8 times. However, candidates need to note that the SSAT scores are valid for one year, so candidates need to enroll within this period. That is, if they enroll in 2020, the valid SSAT scores need to be in 2019. Obtained between August 1st and July 31st, 2020.
The following is the SSAT exam schedule for the 2019-2020 school year:
SSAT exam levels:
According to the stage of the American education system, the SSAT exam is divided into the following three levels (this article Mainly talking about intermediate and advanced levels):
Primary exam (SSAT grade 3 exam and SSAT grade 4 exam)
Grade 3 exam: For students currently studying in grade 3, preparing to apply for grade 4
Grade 4 exam: For students currently studying in Grade 4, prepare to apply for Grade 5
Intermediate exam
For students currently enrolled in Grade 5-7, prepare to apply for Grade 6-8. It is divided into 2130 points and the test duration is about 3 hours and 5 minutes
Advanced test
For students in grades 8-11 who are preparing to apply for grades 9-12, the total score is 2400 points , the test duration is about 3 hours and 5 minutes
SSAT test content:
Vocabulary: Test students' ability to master and identify vocabulary, 30 synonyms and 30 analogy questions, test The words are relatively difficult and rarely seen in life, so candidates need to spend a long time memorizing the words;?
Mathematics: Examine students' problem-solving ability, involving calculation, basic algebra, geometry And the basic concepts of mathematics, mathematics knowledge points are relatively simple, but candidates are prone to problems in reading questions, so candidates must do a large number of questions to become familiar with the question stems, question setting ideas and solution methods;
Reading : Tests students' ability to understand the articles they read. Candidates need to answer 40 questions and 8 articles within 40 minutes. The reading topics are wide, including novels and poems. Therefore, candidates need to increase their reading amount and time the questions. Improve the speed of answering questions;
Writing: Different SSAT test levels require different writing forms and abilities. Writing is not included in the total score, but the essay will be submitted to the school to which the student is applying for admission reference.
Experimental questions: The SSAT test also includes 16 experimental questions. These questions are not scored, but are equally important for testing students' learning ability.
SSAT Score Interpretation
The SSAT score is determined by correct questions minus incorrect questions. If you answer a question correctly, you will get one point; if you answer a question incorrectly, you will lose a quarter of a point. Failure to answer a question will result in neither points nor deductions. For example, there are 11 questions in a ***, 6 questions are answered correctly, 4 questions are answered incorrectly, and 1 question is blank. The original score is 5 points.
The percentage in the SSAT score report compares the test taker's scores with the scores of test takers of the same gender and grade who took the SSAT for the first time in the United States and Canada in the past three years. Assume that the candidate's total SSAT score percentage value is 90%, which means that the candidate's SSAT score is higher than 90% of candidates of the same gender and grade who took the SSAT standardized test for the first time in the United States and Canada in the past three years.
SSAT is an important entrance examination for top international schools and high-quality American high schools. In recent years, more and more candidates have taken the test. Due to the high difficulty of the questions and the high requirements for speed, the competition has become more intense.